We Prepare to Visit The Pack Community.

Aunt Debbie and i had decided that we should visit the pack compound of the Shiny Ivory Pack before i returned to Seattle. What else remains to be done after we had gotten a big lead in the process of locating a place Aunty Debbie and i had been looking for years? Absolutely nothing else except to hit the road and go find the place. I was in my room doing some little tidying up when i heard the voice of Aunty Debbie call out. "Naomi, dear, we are going to try locating the compound of the Shiny Ivory Pack today. And when i say today, i mean today. Anything apart from that will not be acceptable to me. We have to locate the pack compound and meet the alpha and the other wolves before you return to Seattle.. Is that understood, Naomi?" She asked. "Yes Aunty, i replied as i dropped the brush i was holding momentarily to go and answer her call. I hastily moved out of my room and went into the sitting room to meet with my aunty.

"Please get prepared on time so we can set out on time. I will also be brisk with my preparation. She said. "OK ma, i will be fast with my dressing" i replied. "Alright then, go and begin to prepare. Needless for me to say that we would have to eat our breakfast before leaving the house," aunt Debbie said, looking at me in the eyes and grinning. I nodded my head in agreement. "What would you like to have for breakfast, my dear," aunt Debbie asked with a smile on her face. I looked down at the floor briefly, rose up my head again and scratched it with my right hand. "Well, aunty, i will leave that for you to decide. Whatever you decide to eat is what i will also settle for," i replied shyly. "Good" said Aunt Debbie, "we would then have a quick Breakfast Sandwich in order to save time. The Naomi i know usually takes her breakfast before going for a shower or bath as the case may be. Have you changed that habit of yours?" Aunt Debbie asked. "Not quite, aunty," i replied. Then she said, "OK, my dear, go into the kitchen and prepare for us a quick Sandwich for breakfast. I nodded my head in agreement and headed for the kitchen.

As soon as i entered the kitchen, i started work in earnest. I started by doing the dishes. Though there wasn't too much time to spare, i still decided to do it manually. I filled the kitchen sink with hot water. After soaking the dirty utensils for some minutes, i began to scrub them carefully, starting of course with the pots and silverware, then the plates. After washing as quickly but carefully as i could, i then proceeded to rinse them. Finally, i had them dried with a towel. I seem to prefer the manual washing of plates, except when i cannot help it, then i would have to use the washing machine. In a very short time, i had finished doing the plates. It was now time for the cooking proper. I opened the refrigerator and brought out the ingredients needed for the preparation. The cooking commenced as soon as i had mixed the necessary items together. In a short period of time, the food was ready. I informed Aunty Debbie as soon as i was done.

"Go ahead and serve the food" she instructed as she moved over to the dining table to take her seat. I then went ahead to serve the food on two separate trays, one tray each for both of us. I opened the refrigerator and fetched two bottles of fruit juice which would go with the food. After placing a bottle of juice on each of the trays, i took them to the dining table, one after the other. We ate the food quietly, in absolute silence. Only the sounds of our mouths munching away and the barely audible sounds of our forks clanging on the plates could be heard. Just as we neared the end of the dining session, Aunt Debbie looked up, side-eyed me and grinned. "Naomi, you are still your bubbly looking self. You have not really changed in appearance since you last visited. Rather than lose weight, you have gained weight in quite a few places" I blushed at what appeared to be a compliment. "Yep aunty, i have really tried to take things easy, one at a time. Also, i have tried as much as possible not to allow myself to be bogged down by the problems i have been facing." We continued eating until our plates became empty.

Soon, we were done with breakfast. I cleared our mess and put them in the kitchen sink to be washed later. "Aunty, i am going to take my shower and get prepared for our outing," i announced as i left the kitchen, without necessarily knowing why i had to do so . I did anyway and my aunt, in her usual good natured manner found it appropriate to reply. "OK, Naomi, do so quickly and get prepared, while i will also proceed to do the same." She replied. I moved quickly back into my bedroom, yanked off my clothes , tied a towel around my waist while moving into the bathroom. Aunt Debbie had already entered the spare bathroom attached to her room and i was hearing the sound of water splashing as she washed herself.

My shower was very short after i briefly looked myself over in the shower mirror. Aunt Debbie's observations were right. I had not lost weight. Rather i had gained weight in many parts of my body. As i went under the spray, i adjusted the temperature and started washing myself, beginning from the neck. I didn't wash my hair, i applied shampoo instead. In a very short time, i was done. I wrapped myself in my towel and went into my bedroom to get dressed. I ransacked the closet for the most appropriate clothing i would put on. After a little search, i settled for a black pant and a yellow top, with a pair of black shoes to match. I looked myself over in the bedroom full size mirror to make sure my dressing was OK before i ventured out to see if Aunt Debbie had finished preparing. Everything seemed to be ok.

As i moved across into the sitting room, i saw aunty Debbie, already dressed and looking very radiant. She was grinning, while using a brush to push her hair backwards. She was wearing a long red skirt with a multicolored attractive blouse on top. She was looking very much younger than her age. "You are looking good, Naomi. Are we set to go now?" she asked. "Sure, aunty, i think we are set to go," i answered. With that, we shut the doors as we moved to the garage where her car was parked.